Assistance from a Cheonan Criminal Attorney | Cheonan Criminal Attorney Achieves Referral of the Attempted Extortion Offender to the Prosecutors' Office

The client who came to the Cheonan criminal attorney sought to resolve the case together with an attorney specializing in this area and held a consultation with the criminal attorney at the Cheonan office.

Attempted Extortion

Article 350 (Extortion)
(1) A person who, by extortion, takes the delivery of property from another or obtains a pecuniary benefit shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won.
(2) The preceding paragraph shall also apply to a person who, by the method described in the preceding paragraph, causes a third party to take the delivery of property or to obtain a pecuniary benefit.

Article 351 (Habitual Offenders)

A person who habitually commits any of the offenses under Articles 347 through the preceding Article shall have the punishment prescribed for such offense increased by up to one-half.

Article 352 (Attempts)

An attempt to commit any of the offenses under Articles 347 through 348-2, 350, and 351 shall be punished.

Intimidation

Article 283 (Intimidation, Intimidation of a Lineal Ascendant)

(1) A person who intimidates another shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years, a fine not exceeding 5 million won, detention, or a minor fine.
(2) A person who commits the offense under paragraph (1) against his or her own or a spouse's lineal ascendant shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding 7 million won.
(3) The offenses under paragraphs (1) and (2) may not be prosecuted against the express will of the victim.

Article 284 (Special Intimidation)

A person who commits the offense under paragraph (1) or (2) of the preceding Article by displaying the collective power of an organization or a crowd, or by carrying a dangerous object, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than seven years or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won.

Article 285 (Habitual Offenders)

A person who habitually commits the offense under Article 283 (1) or (2), or the preceding Article, shall have the punishment prescribed for such offense increased by up to one-half.

The Cheonan criminal attorney gathered as much evidence as possible to support the client's account, established a strategy suited to it, and made the following arguments.

The police accepted the Cheonan criminal attorney's arguments and referred the client's case to the prosecutors' office.